A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an international push to translate Indigenous customs into binding protections.

Indonesian scientists have attached a satellite tag onto an endangered pygmy blue whales for the first time by drone. The tag ...

“The ancient DNA came to our rescue to secure the specimens’ true identity,” wrote Wooller and his colleagues. It also opened ...

Pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) are among the ocean's most enigmatic inhabitants—rarely seen and largely unstudied. They live far offshore in small groups, diving in search of squid and fish.

North Atlantic right whale calves have been documented so far this season, a first in 15 years for the endangered species.

Dead, 11-ton humpback whale washes up on California beach as officials warn locals to stay away: ‘It’s massive’ - Officials ...

A North Atlantic right whale washed ashore on a Virginia barrier island, according to federal scientists, marking the second ...

"This is really unusual from what we've been tracking." ...

Researchers track North Atlantic right whale births every year. Why is this calving season getting extra attention?

Domestic dogs, wolves and coyotes can also breed with each other. Horses and donkeys interbreed. A mule is a cross between a ...

Groundbreaking research is revealing that communication among whales is far more complex and sophisticated than previously ...